CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 



IN 



M I N N E S O T A 



BOOK C 



PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 



FOUR-ROOM BUILDINGS 




PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 

C. G. SCHULZ 

Superintendent of Public Instruction 



F. E. HALDEN, Architect. Minneapolis 



JANUARY 1912 



CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 



IN 



M I N N E S O T A 



Book C 



PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 



FOUR-ROOM BUILDINGS 




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PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 

C. G. SCHULZ 

Superintendent of Public Instruction 



F. E. HALDEN, Architect. Minneapolis 



JANUARY 1912 






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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 

Introduction 3 

Four-Room Consolidated School Building - , Design 6 5-15 

Four-Room Consolidated School Building, Design 7 16-27 

Four-Room Consolidated School Building, Design 8 28-32 

Specifications for Four-Room Consolidated School Building 33-43 

Form of Bids 43 

D. of D. 

JAN 16 J15 



DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, 
MINNESOTA 



INTRODUCTION 



This publication has been prepared with much care and at considerable expense. 
Its purpose is to aid county superintendents and rural school boards in schoolhouse 
architecture. In both planning and erection, school buildings should receive much 
more intelligent thought and attention than hitherto. 

The first question of importance is that of a suitable site. The factors that enter 
into this are: ( 1 ) accessibility for the greater number of children in the district; 
(2) nearness to public roads; (3 ) elevation and drainage; (4) adaptability of the soil 
for trees. School buildings should not be on or near low or undrained ground. The 
site should afford ample room for play ground; the school law requires that it shall 
contain not less than two acres, when practicable. In consolidated districts the site 
must contain not less than two acres. 

The children have the right to be housed in a building that is inviting from the 
standpoints of location, exterior appearance, and inside arrangement; and the right to 
exercise on school grounds that have been beautified by the planting of trees and 
shrubbery, and the laying of walks. 

Do not plan for only the immediate present; bear in mind that the new building 
is to answer for at least twenty-five years. Make it sufficiently large to meet the 
increasing demands of attendance and modern education, and provide in it cloakrooms, 
a library room, and the other conveniences indicated in the drawings and the specifi- 
cations. The schoolhouse should be regarded as the common home of the children, 
and should serve as their social, as well as educational, centre. 

The conditions as to sanitation must be fully met. Be sure to observe, the rules 
and requirements of the State Board of Health with regard to the lig-liting, heating, 
and ventilating of new school buildings. 

It is about as cheap to build a schoolhouse that is beautiful, substantial, and 
commodious as it is to put up one that is unattractive in its appearance, temporarv in 
its construction and use, and cramped in its proportions. Our rural schoolhouses 
should not only be in visual harmony with our fine natural scenery and picturesque 
farms, but should express in some measure the prosperity that accrues to the people 
of Minnesota from her forests, her mines, her prairies, her lakes. 

Plans — School boards will understand that the plans given in this book are 
designed as types — hence suggestive. It is not understood that they must be followed 
in every detail where different and better plans can be secured. School boards are 
required to submit their plans and specifications for consolidated buildings to this 
Department before the contract is let or the work undertaken. 

It will prove to be a matter of economy, and better work in construction will be 
done if a competent and reliable supervising architect or superintendent of construc- 
tion is placed in charge of the erection of the building. 

C. G. SCHULZ, 

St. Paul, January, 1912. Superintendent of Public Instruction. 



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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 

FOUR ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL RUILDINGS 



GENERAL CONDITIONS 



1. All materials furnished throughout this building 
of the several kinds and all workmanship performed must 
be in strict accordance with plans and specifications, detail 
and working drawings. 

2. The Contractor will he held responsible to execute 
such work and furnish the very best material of the 
several kinds for the performance of this work. 

3. All the work performed and the material fur- 
nished is to be subject to the inspection of the Super- 
intendent and the Building Committee, and all the ma- 
terial and workmanship of whatever kind not in strict 
accordance with plans and specifications, will be rejected 
by the Building Committee or Superintendent and re- 
moved from the grounds within forty-eight working hours 
after his receiving written notice irom the Superintendent, 
and should it be found by the Superintendent that any 
inferior material or workmanship has been used in the 
building, same shall be removed and the money paid 
for same shall be deducted from the next estimate after 
the rejection. And when said work or material has 
been replaced by the Contractor in accordance with the 
requirements of plans and specifications, then the sum 
deducted as aforementioned shall be due to the Con- 
tractor and paid with the next estimate. 

4. The Contractor shall lay out his work and be re- 
sponsible for its correctness and shall be required to 
give his personal attention and have a competent fore- 
man on the work at all times, and he will be required to 
give all necessary lines, levels, patterns and dimensions 
according to the drawings and specifications and accord- 
ing to the Superintendent's instructions, drawings, etc. 
He will be held responsible to see that this work is cor- 
rectly and properly carried out according to the true in- 
tent of plans and specifications and drawings, Con- 
tractor shall be held responsible to procure all needed 
instructions from the Superintendent for the progression 
of the work and explanation of drawings from time to time 
so as to be able to carry on the work in the most thor- 
ough and intelligent manner, so as to insure the best 
possible results in the construction of the building. 

5. Should it become apparent to the Contractor or 
his foreman that an error was made in the drawings and 
specifications, then the Contractor must report such error 
at once to the Architect and such error will be at once 
rectified by the Architect and the plans returned to the 
Contractor. 

6. Contractor will be held responsible for obtaining 
the necessary permits from the proper authorities, pay- 
ing the required fees for same, and he must on completion 



of the work remove all waste material from school 
grounds, leaving the premises clean and free from any 
obstructions. He must also leave building clean on com- 
pletion of same and in an undamaged condition in every 
particular. 

7. Contractor shall furnish necessary ladders cr 
needed facilities at any time so that the Superintendent 
or members of the Building Committee may have access 
to the work for inspection. 

8. The Building Committee reserves the right to 
have access to the building while same is under course 
of construction, to enter the same for the purpose of in- 
stalling heating, or any fixtures which they may wish to 
put into the building. By so doing, they in no manner 
accept any work or any part of the work that has been 
performed on the building by the contractor. 

ESTI MATES 

9. Estimates will be made from time to time, as may 
be decided in contract, by the Superintendent on all ma- 
terial and all labor that has been performed and all 
material that has been placed into the building, also ma- 
terial that is upon grounds at the time of making esti- 
mates. 

10. The estimates shall be based on contract prices 
for the various classes of material and work furnished 
in construction of the building. 

11. All payments will be made upon estimates after 
deducting 15%. Same to be reserved until the comple- 
tion of the building and acceptance of same by the Build- 
ing Committee. 

12. The Contractor will be held to submit all bills 
or vouchers, etc., showing the quantity and quality of 
material as furnished, and render such other assistance 
to the Superintendent as he may demand to properly de- 
termine the quality of material and the amount of labor 
that has been performed, so that the Superintendent's es- 
timates will be accurate and just to both parties con- 
cerned. Contractors will be required to furnish all neces- 
sary derricks, tackle, hoisting apparatus, etc.. that are 
necessary to carry on the work in a manner that is satis- 
factory to the Owners and Superintendent. Before the 
completion and acceptance of the building as aforesaid, or 
the acceptance of any payment for any work or material 
on account thereof, the Contractor shall be required by 
the Building Committee to deliver full receipts and re- 
leases from all parties furnishing material or performing 
artisan or other work on the building while same is under 
course of construction on account of aforesaid building. 



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(FOUR ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued.] 



ESTIMATES AND RECEIPTS 

13. When estimates are made by the Superintendent 
to the Contractor, the Contractor shall furnish an item- 
ized statement as to the amount of labor used in the 
building or on the ground, the cost of same and the amount 
of money paid out for labor, etc., and the Contractor 
shall be held responsible for the correctness of same, and 
shall at all payments of money for work or materials 
execute a receipt in full to the date thereof, excepting 
only for the retained per cent as mutually agreed upon. 

INSPECTION OF WORK 

14. The inspection of the work and materials on 
payment made thereon shall not be construed as accept- 
ance of such work or material but as money advanced 
thereon, until the final completion of the building and the 
acceptance of same by the Building Committee, nor shall 
the Contractor or his bondsmen be released from their re- 
sponsibilities or obligations as hereon set forth or re- 
quired by the contract. 

15. Should any damage occur to any material or 
work while building is in course of construction, same 
shall be removed by the Contractor at his expense and 
perfect work and material replaced at the Contractor's 
expense. The Superintendent who has been engaged for 
the general supervision of the work is empowered to de- 
cide on the quality and quantity of all material and work- 
manship entering into the construction of aforesaid build- 
ing and also upon the safety and security of the work. 
When in his opinion the latter is involved, he shall notify 
the Architect, who shall have the right to change and 
modify the construction so as to insure safety and du- 
rability. 

ALTERATIONS OR CHANGES 

16. It is distinctly understood that if there should 
be any changes or alterations made in the building re- 
quiring more material or work, same must be submitted 
to the Architect or Superintendent in writing, setting 
forth prices, etc., and if such changes are made, same 
to be made under a separate contract signed by the Build- 
ing Committee and Contractor. Should such contract be 
made and entered into, it shall in no way change the 
original contract or lessen the responsibility of the Surety 
or Bond given by the Contractor. The Contractor will 
be required to obtain the consent of the Bondsmen in 
writing that such alterations and changes can be made 
without in any way invalidating the original bond as 
given for surety of the faithful performance of this con- 
tract, or for furnishing suitable materials and workman- 
ship such as is required by plans and drawings. 

QUALITY OF WORK 

17. It is the perfect understanding by both parties 
that the Building Committee is contracting for the erection 
of this school building with the Contractor, that all ma- 
terial shall be first class in every respect, and that the 
different kinds of work performed on this building here- 
tofore mentioned shall be performed in the most sub- 
stantial and workmanlike manner by the best skilled me- 



chanics, which shall be a basis of a decision should any 
trouble arise as to workmanship and material used in the 
construction of this school building. 

EXPLANATIONS OF PLANS AND 
SPECIFICATIONS 

18. Should any dispute arise as to any technical words 
or phrases used in the. specifications, or any question as 
to the requirements of drawings, then the Superintendent 
or Contractor shall refer to the Architect and his de- 
cision shall be binding and decisive as to the meaning and 
requirements of plans and specifications. 

BOARD AND BUILDING COMMITTEE 

19. The Board or Building Committee reserves the 
right to reject any or all proposals for bids and to accept 
only the bidder who in their judgment is best qualified 
to carry out the contract for the building in the most 
satisfactory manner, so as to insure a first class and sat- 
isfactory building in every manner. The Building Com- 
mittee will in no way become responsible for any per- 
sonal damage which may occur while this building is under 
course of construction, but the Contractor or Contractors 
must make his or their own calculations to pay for all 
personal injury claims caused by his negligence or other- 
wise, look after the proper safety of his men while work- 
ing upon this building while same is under course of con- 
struction. 

GUARANTEE 

20. Be it also understood by the Contractor or Con- 
tractors that they will be required to furnish a bond 
running eighteen months from date of completion of said 
building guaranteeing against any leaks in roof, or other 
defects. Then bondsmen are to be released from any 
further liabilities and bond to be cancelled or surrendered 
by the Eoard of the Building Committee to the Con- 
tractor or his bondsmen. The bond is to be for $250.00, and 
should the Contractor fail within five days after being 
notified of leak in roof to take proper steps to stop leak, 
then the Board may take such action as they deem neces- 
sary to make roof tight or correct other defects, and all 
expense of same shall be paid by Contractor or his 
bondsmen. Contractor is to be held responsible for any 
damages to the inside of building caused from leaks or 
imperfect work on roof and he or his bondsmen are to 
make same good at their expense, or pay for same, that is 
when work has been performed or made right and all 
leaks or defects in roof made good. 

21. The Owner shall maintain full fire insurance on 
the building at all times. 

22. Location and level of building to be established 
by Owners and Owners pay all fees for same. 

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 

23. These plans and specifications are intended to 
co-operate in every particular. The specifications are to 
be considered by the Contractor as the explanatory part 
of the plans and any part of the work specified in speci- 
fications and not shown on drawings is to be performed 
the same as if shown on both, or vice versa. 



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(FOUR ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued.) 



MASON'S SPECIFICATIONS 



EXCAVATION: The lines and levels to be furnished 
by owner. Clear away all rock, dirt and rubbish. Excavate 
for the basement, for all footings, for walls, piers, chim- 
neys, drains, etc. Excavate at least one foot larger than 
the outside line for all walls and to the full depth. Do 
all necessary excavation required so as to 'carry out the 
work as specified and shown on drawings. 

All earth or rock from the excavation not required 
for falling in or grading, is to be removed from the prem- 
ises, otherwise all left at some suitable place on the 
ground. Grading to be done by Contractor. 

Fill earth around the walls, piers, drains, etc. The 
filling after the mortar is dry. All filling to be well 
rammed, and the earth sloped away on all sides from the 
walls of the building. 

FOUNDATION WORK 

FOOTINGS: Put under all walls, chimney, steps, etc., 
as indicated on plans, concrete footings. Concrete to be 
composed of one part good Portland cement, three parts 
clean gravel, and three parts clean sand, by measure, well 
mixed and properly tamped solid. Footing to be 8" on both 
sides of walls. Chimney footings to be 12" thick. 

CONCRETE FOUNDATION: In case foundation walls 
are built of concrete, the walls are to be of sizes and forms 
shown on plans and details for concrete foundation. Walls 
to be thickness indicated on plans, and of concrete com- 
posed of one part high grade Portland cement, three parts 
clean gravel and three parts clean sand by measure, well 
mixed and poured into forms and well tamped. Build 
walls level on top to receive joists and beam fill to top 
of joists. 

STONE FOUNDATION: Build walls and piers of 
good, sound rubble stone laid in Bricklayer's cement mor- 
tar, mixed in proper proportions with clean, sharp sand 
and clean water. 

Rubble walls to be 18" thick laid to a line on both 
sides, the joints and interstices in the walls to be well 
filled with spalls and mortar and all joints, weather 
pointed inside and below grade outside with good mortar. 

Thoroughly bond all walls and build in window frames. 
Build walls level on top to receive joists and beamfill be- 
tween to top of joists. 

COAL CHUTES: Put in cast iron coal chute where 
shown on plan. See basement plans. 

CUT STONE WORK: The trimming stone for build- 
ing to be of Bedford, Kasota or Kettle River Sand Stone. 
All stone to be laid in their natural beds. 

All stone work must be laid straight, plumb and true 
and the work executed in a thorough, workmanlike man- 
ner. All face stone work must be neatly pointed at com- 
pletion of building. For details of stone work, see plans 
and sections. 

IRON WORK: Make ample allowance for anchoring 
second story floor and ceiling joists every six feet. Use 
bolt anchors %"xiy>"x3 ft. long with %" bolts. 

Provide 3y 2 "x3y2"x%" steel angles for all doors, win- 
dows and other openings in brick work. 

Wrought iron stirrups for all headers. 

Provide iron thresholds for outside entrance doors. 



Flag pole of steel tubing sections. Same to be care- 
fully erected and flashed around base to make water tight. 

TIN: Flash around coping, walls, chimneys, etc., and 
lay in tin to guard against leakage. Galvanized iron cor- 
nices for entrances as shown. For down spouts, use No. 
24 Galv. iron. 

All tin used in this buiMing for hips, valleys, etc., 
shall be 1. C. tin, equal to Scott's Extra Coated or Taylor's 
Old Style brand. One coat of red lead iron oxide or Vene- 
tian red paint with pure linseed oil shall be applied to 
underside of the tin before laying. 

Tin roof over engine and boiler room is to be laid 
standing seam 20x28 inch sheets, courses applied the nar- 
row way, the 20" ends to be locked with %" seams care- 
fully soldered. The 20" courses are to be locked with 
double standing seam and secured to sheathing with cleats 
every 8'^-, using two 1" roofing nails to each cleat. The 
edges shall be turned up 1%" and iy 2 ", the standing seam 
to be 1" high when complete. Tin to be laid on water 
proof paper. Tar paper and other paper containing acids 
are prohibited. 

Flashings to be let into the joints of the brick work 
and cemented. Counter flashings shall be kept 3" from 
lower edge of sheet to the roof. Solder to be of best 
grade bearing manufacturer's name and guaranteed. Use 
rosin only as a flux. 

BRICKWORK: Use best, sound, hardburned brick 
throughout. All brick to be laid up in the best and most 
workmanlike manner. Brickwork to be well bedded, flushed 
up and tied every seventh course, all set up in regular 
bond, pointed close to sills and projections. Bed solid all 
door and window frames. Point up under sills with suitable 
mortar after walls are up. All brickwork must be made 
perfectly level and straight to the proper and exact height. 
Provide all needful material of every description. Protect 
walls from weather at all times. 

The mortar to be composed of clean, sharp sand free 
from loam or alkali, and Bricklayer's cement in propor- 
tion as directed by manufacturers, or lime or lime and 
cement mortar. All water to be furnished by Contractor 
and paid for by him, and must be clean. 

FACING BRICK: Brick work from grade course to 
belt course of first story windows to be faced with darker 
pressed brick at about $22.00 per M. Pressed brick to be 
laid up in not over % G " colored mortar joints, color of 
mortar to be selected by Building Committee. 

Face brick of upper part of building from first story 
belt course to be of carefully selected, common, uniform 
colored brick to be laid up in 1 / 4" spread mortar joints, 
color of mortar to be selected by Building Committee; or 
of lighter colored pressed brick at about $20.00 per M. laid 
as described for darker colored brick. 

Take special care to keep walls clean. Joints are to 
be neatly trowel struck. Outside walls to be plumb and 
true and neatly cleaned on completion of building. 

BEAM FILLING: Do all needed brickwork filling be- 
tween beams or joists for all parts in the construction 
throughout. 

CHIMNEV: The chimney to be built where shown on 
plans to admit of setting boilers where shown. The walls 



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(FOUR ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued.) 



around flue to be 9" thick and are to be plastered smooth 
on inside. Provide for necessary flue and cleanout open- 
ings. 

Put in all necessary flashings around chimney to in- 
sure water tight job. Chimney to be faced with the same 
brick as used for facing up the building and finished 
with 6" thick stone cap. 

FURRING: Outside walls are to be furred with l"x2" 
furring strips set 16" on centers, set straight and true. 

LATHING: Lath wood partitions and furred walls 
throughout building, also all ceilings, with a good sea- 
soned pine lath, except ceilings of basement rooms, which 
are to be lathed with %" Sacket Plaster Board or equal. 
Pantry in basement is to be lathed with expanded metal 
lath to make room mouse proof. Lath must be free from 
shakes and black knots. Break joints evenly every sev- 
enth course and nail same with 3d common wire nails. 

Xo lath to run through partitions from one room to 
the other. Lath to be laid not over %" apart. This in- 
cludes all ceilings in and around all stairways, class rooms, 
toilet rooms, halls of basement, etc. 



GROUNDS: Put in grounds where necessary, around 
all door and window openings, bases and along sides of 
stairs to receive inside finish. Same are to be perfectly 
level, straight and true to receive plastering and to be 

%" thick. 

PLASTERING: Building is to be plastered throughout 
with Ivory Wood Fibre Plaster or equal, on all lath work 
and also on all concrete or brickwork walls in basement. 

Fibre should be soaked in water tight box for fifteen 
minutes, then work up the mixture in the usual manner, 
adding sufficient water to bring it to the proper con- 
sistency. Apply same as any hard wall plaster. Use rod 
and darby, then finish with a float finish. 

Do not drench this work with water, use damp 
brush. Do not attempt to float after material has set. 
All dry lath are to be well drenched before applying 
plaster. Hard finish or white coat to be a sand finish coat. 

Care must be taken that all walls and angles are made 
straight, plumb and true and rolled to a true and even 
surface. The walls must be floated down in first-class 
and workmanlike manner to make complete work and 
entirely satisfactory to the Superintendent and Building 
Committee. 



CARPENTER'S SPECIFICATIONS 



All dimension lumber throughout the several apart- 
ments of this building for the construction of floors, roofs 
and ceiling joists are to be in size as shown on plans, sec- 
tions and drawings. All dimension is to be good, sound, 
seasoned pine lumber. Floor joists are to be sized and 
crowned %" from center each way. All framing through- 
out is to be thoroughly performed, each and every part 
well and securely braced as shown by sectional drawings 
and details. The floor and ceiling joists to be spaced 
16" on centers as indicated on plans, well supported on 
walls as shown by the different drawings and sections. 
All joists that have over 20 ft. span are to have three 
rows of 2"x2" bridging securely spiked and nicely fitted 
in place and well nailed. Studdings used throughout 
building are to be 2"x6". Same are to be sized to uniform 
width, and partitions are to have double carrying plates 
at the top and bottom of partitions. Partitions are to be 
well and securely anchored to the brick work at inter- 
sections. Truss over all doors and large openings, also 
double studding around same. Put in one row of 2"x2" 
herring bone bridging in the center of each partition, 
same to be thoroughly spiked and fitted in place. Double 
floor joists under partitions. Put in double trimmers around 
all openings and floors for stairways, chimney, etc., also 
double carrying joists, and same are to be thoroughly 
framed and at intersections use heavy wrought iron 
stirrups %" thick and 2" wide for hanging trimmers so 
as to insure substantial piece of work. 

TRUSSES: Trusses over large opening for coiling 
doors on second floor to be built up in the best and strong- 
est manner as shown in sectional drawing. 

Rafters are to be 2"x6"xl6" on centers, excepting the 
hip and valley rafters which are to be doubled 2"xl2". 
All joinings of rafters to be neatly fitted, well and thor- 
oughly nailed in place. 

PLATE: Put plate of 2"xl2" around building on brick- 
work, same to be bolted down to masonry by using drift 



bolts 2 ft. long, set 7 ft. on centers with large head set 
in brick work and with butt and washer to screw down 
close to plank to hold same securely to brickwork. Extra 
care must be taken to make all framing strong to sup- 
port any load which may be thrown on same without any 
settling whatever. 

FLOOR LINING AND ROOF BOARDS: Lay floor lin- 
ings throughout using No. 3 common boards. Same are to 
be surfaced one side and as dry as can be secured in the 
market. The floor linings are to be laid diagonal on 
floor joists. Securely nail same to floor joists. 

Roof boards are to te Xo. 3 D. & M. well drove to- 
gether and nailed at each bearing with Sd common nails. 

DEADENING FELT: All floors shall be deadened with 
H. W. Johns, or as good. Extra Heavy Keystone Hair Felt 
Deadening. First, lay one layer directly over the sub- 
floor, bringing same up on all side walls at least 6". Over 
this lay l"x2" furring strips 16" O. C, only nailing suf- 
ficiently to hold strips in place while laying finished floor. 
Xails used in laying finished floor should not penetrate 
the felt. 

DOWN SPOUTS: Put up where shown on plans 6" 
down spouts. They are to be made of No. 24 galv. iron, 
corrugated and securely fastened to brickwork with 
wrought iron brackets. 

ROOFING FELT: Roof is to be covered with the best 
roofing felt, stretched and lapped at least 2". 

ROOF: Roof to be shingled with Extra Star A Star 
cedar shingles laid 4V 2 " to the weather. Split all shingles 
over 8" wide before nailing. Use galv. 3d nails. 

WINDOW FRAMES: Build window frames using 
good, dry, seasoned white pine lumber. Frames to have 
staff bead to receive brick facing. 



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(FOUR ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued.) 



DOOR FRAMES: Door frames are to be made as per 
plans and details. Outside door jambs are to be rabbeted 
to receive doors and must be properly set, plumb and true. 

INSIDE FINISH: Inside finish to be white or red oak 
and made as shown on detail drawings. Basement story 
to be pine finish. 

STAIRS: To be of even shade oak finish, house string- 
ers to be %" finish. All H. maple treads 1%", tongued 
and grooved, for risers %" tongued and grooved. Half 
round nosing for all treads, %" moulding under all nos- 
ings. Wall stringers to be finished to fit base, base mould 
on stringers with base on landings, base mould and % 
round. Stairs to be housed, glued and wedged up and to 
have three center carrying stringers. All stair work to 
be done in first class manner. 

Hand rails to be provided for all stairs. 

WINDOWS: All the windows throughout the building- 
are to be in accordance with the dimensions shown on ele- 
vations. All glass to be "AA" double strength, well 
bedded, bradded and puttied. 

Jambs to be %", blind stops for large windows IVs" '■ 
All made and erected in best manner. Sash of windows 
to be hung to carefully adjusted C. I. balance weights with 
Silver Lake or Sampson Spot sash cord over steel pulleys. 
All window sash to be 1%" thick and to be oiled or primed 
from mill. Transom sash to be same thickness as doors. 
Transom over interior doors where shown on plans. All 
to be glazed with D. S. glass and to be hung at bottom 
and provided with good transom lifts. 

All glass must be whole at the completion of the 
building. Any broken glass must be replaced and made 
good by the Contractor. 

All windows to be provided with sash locks and lifts 
of real bronze. 

Storm sash to be provided for all windows, to be 
1%" thick, glazed with best S. S. glass, divided into four 
lights. All storm sash to be hung on convenient storm 
sash hangers and provided with proper fasteners. 

DOORS: The entrance doors, as shown on plans. 

All interior doors are to be made as shown on plans 
and sections, and all glazed doors, where marked, to be 
D. S. ground glass. 

FINISH (Inside): Doors, windows, casings, railings, 
etc., in the several rooms of the building to be in form, 
style and dimension as shown on details and drawings, 
and all casings, base, etc., to lap at least %" over all 
grounds and same must fit perfectly to plastering. Wains- 
cot to be made as shown on plans. Put in place protec- 
tion on all exposed angles throughout entire building. 
Also furnish and set rubber tipped door stops for all in- 
side doors. Doors to pantry in basement to be protected 
with good galvanized iron at bottom and to come up 4" 
on both sides to make them rat proof. 

LIBRARY BOOK CASES AND SHELVING: Book- 
cases for library as shown on plans, to have counter shelves 
same height as window stools and to have drawers, cup- 
boards, and shelves below, and book shelves above counter 
shelf. 

SHELVING: Provide open shelves, having all books 
in view and within reach. Shelving should be built around 
the walls, and under the windows. Shelving should be 
built standard height, which is about 7 feet 2 inches, al- 
lowing a 6-inch base, 6 shelves one inch thick, with 10 



inches space between and a 12-inch space for the bottom 
shelf to accommodate large-sized books. Shelves should 
be 8 inches deep, and not more than 36 inches long, as 
they will sag if too long. 

FINISH FLOORS: Lay finish floors over entire first 
and second floors, class rooms and halls, also in pantry, 
class rooms and halls in basement. 

The finish floors to be No. 1, IXL Maple Flooring. 
Same to be 2%" wide, tongued, grooved and ends matched, 
% " thick. To be well nailed at bearings with 8d wire 
finish nails. Finish floors to be scraped down and made 
smooth and even. 

Tile floors in Vestibules to be figured at 60 cents per 
foot in place. 

CEMENT FLOORS: The boiler, fuel, storage and 
toilet rooms to have cement floors. Same to be solid, 
smooth and level and laid on a 3" concrete base composed 
of one part high grade Portland cement and four parts 
course gravel and two parts sand. Then trowel on a fac- 
ing coat using one part Portland cement and one part 
sharp sand. This coat to be %" thick. In concrete base 
under sleepers in basement pantry, fine meshed expanded 
metal lath ' is to be bedded into the concrete in order 
to prevent entrance of rats or mice. 

COAT ROOMS: Coat rooms to have 4%" plain hook 
strips on all sides. Coat rooms are also to have wire 
screen clothes racks in center. Hook strips and racks to 
be provided with sufficient number of japanned wire coat 
and hat hangers. 

BLACKBOARDS: The walls of class rooms, except 
where interrupted by doors and windows, to be provided 
with best slate blackboards carefully erected, joined and 
smoothed. All slate to be first quality and free from 
flinty substances. 

BURLAP WINDOW SCREENS: Furnish, fit and hang 
full sized screens for all class room windows. Same to be 
hung on same hangers as storm sash. All wood work of 
sound, clear, white pine, fitted with good galv. black or 
galv. wire screen nailed on with staples and astragals — 
cross mullion level with check rail of windows. All screens 
to be painted in three coat work. 

HARDWARE: All spikes, nails, screws, bolts, etc., to 
be of suitable sizes for the different parts of the work, and 
to be furnished by the Contractor. 

INTERIOR HARDWARE: The Contractor is to set 
aside the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) and include 
same in his bid, for which amount the Building Committee 
shall select the required finish hardware. 

The doors to be hung on three loose pin bronze finish 
wrought iron butts of sufficient size to throw them clear 
of architraves, and are to be provided with good mortise 
locks, Russell and Erwins or Corbins make, with bronze 
knobs and escutcheons. 

Transom lifts for all transoms. 

Bronze sash locks and two sash lifts for all double 
hung windows. 

Outside entrance doors to have cast bronze store door 
locks. 

All top and bottom door bolts to be flush bolts. 

THRESHOLDS: Place y 2 " thick iron thresholds 
under outside doors. 



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tFUUR ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued. 



PAINTER'S SPECIFICATIONS 



The painter is referred to the Carpenter's Specifica- 
tions for the amount of woodwork to be painted. 

Cover all sap, knots and defects in woodwork which is 
to he painted with a good coat of shellac before priming. 

Putty up all nail holes, cracks or defects after priming. 

EXTERIOR: Paint all exterior woodwork with three 
coats of pure linseed oil paint in colors as may be directed. 

SHINGLES: All shingles are to be dipped three- 
fourths of their length in Cabots No. 148, or as good, creo- 
sote stain before being put on. 

METAL: Paint all tinwork and galv. iron work of 
roofs, gutters, valleys, etc., and all iron work with two 
coats of best quality mineral and pure linseed oil paint. 
Color as may be directed. 

INTERIOR: All interior woodwork to be painted, to 
have three coats of pure linseed oil paint in colors as may 
be directed. Inside of all sash to be grained to match oak 
finish. 

All interior oak finish throughout the building is to 
be finished natural. Same must be thoroughly cleaned from 
discolorations, etc., before applying any finish. The back 
of all casings, base, etc., are to have a coat of boiled 
linseed oil before nailing same to wall. 

The painter is to inspect all woodwork and floors 
which are to be finished natural, and if such work is not 
in proper condition for finishing, he must notify the Super- 



intendent. All the woodwork to be finished natural must 
be smooth, clean and dry before commencing to finish. 
and any scratches or cuts across the grain must be ob- 
literated. 

Filling — One coat of light paste wood filler, which, 
when set, shall be thoroughly cleaned off. 

Finish — Finish with three coats of best grade interior 
varnish, sanded between coats and last coat rubbed with 
pumice stone and oil or water. 

ENTRANCE DOORS: Outside entrance doors to have 
one coat of dark paste wood filler, which, when set, shall 
be thoroughly cleaned off. Finish with three coats of Spar 
Finishing Varnish, sanded between coats with fine sand- 
paper. 

FINISH OF FLOORS: Maple floors to have two coats 
of linseed oil, then rubbed till surplus oil is removed. 

Basement cement floors to be finished with two coats 
cement floor paint. 

ALL SASH to be glazed at factory, but any reglazing 
needed where glass has been broken shall be done by 
painter, and all glass must be whole at completion of 
building. 

HEATING AND VENTILATION AND PLUMBING to 
be done under separate contracts while building is under 
construction and carpenters are to do all necessary cutting, 
fitting, repairing, or reinforcing that may be required. 



PLUMBING SPECIFICATIONS 



FOUR-ROOM SCHOOL BUILDINGS, 
DESIGNS 7 AND 8 

Separate bids are to be taken for the plumbing and 
a certified check for five per cent of amount of bid to ac- 
company each proposal and check is to be made payable to 

Mr. ■ ; — , Chairman of Building Committee, that 

bidder will within ten days enter into a contract with the 
Building Committee to make a contract to install plumbing 
in accordance with specifications and to furnish a Surety 
Co.'s bond for the full amount of contract price. 

Contractor will also be required to give a bond for 
$300.00 to run one year from date of last payment that 
his work will stand all natural wear for one year from 
time of installing plumbing into building. 

SUPERINTENDENCE: The Contractor shall work in 
harmony with and co-operate with contractors for other 
work on the building to make the whole job a complete 
and finished one of its kind, and shall afford access to the 
superintendent for proper inspection of the work both dur- 
ing erection and at the completion. 

ERRORS IN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The 

drawings herewith submitted and these specifications are 
intended to co-operate fully, but should a case arise in 
which they do not, the Architect shall decide the point and 
his decision shall be binding and final on all parties. 



ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS: 

right to reject any or all bids. 



The Owners reserve the 



BUILDING LAWS:. The Contractor shall consider 
prevailing building laws as part of these specifications and 
conformity thereto must be strictly observed. 

SEWER PIPES: Run 4" salt glazed sewer pipes about 
•5 ft. from rear foundation wall to disposal plant. Joints 
in sewer pipes to be made with Portland cement and to 
be wiped smooth on the inside. 

SOIL PIPES: Continue the sewer pipes from outside 
of foundation wall with 4" extra heavy cast iron soil pipes 
into basement and back the entire length of same to points 
where shown. Run 4" soil pipes to foot of all 4" stacks. 
Branches for toilets in basement to be 4" and for other 
basement fixtures 2" soil pipes. All stacks to be properly 
capped off at the top and connected to roof in water tight 
manner. At bottom of all stacks and at all bends insert 
hand hole clean out fitting with brass screw. Also insert 
same kind of fitting where soil pipes leave basement. 
Bends in soil pipes to be made with Ys and sanitary T 
fittings. Joints in soil pipes to be made with double layers 
of picked oakum and lead and all well calked. 

BACK WATER VALVES: All branches in soil pipes 
for plumbing fixtures in basement to be provided with 
Palmer back water valves. 

MANHOLES: Around main clean out fitting and 
around all other clean out fittings below basement floor, 
build brick manholes with cast iron frames and covers set 
even with basement floor. 



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(FOUR ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued.) 



CONCEALED WASTE PIPES: All concealed waste 
pipes under floor and in partitions to be cast iron coil pipes 
or lead waste pipes with brass fittings and wiped joints. 
Waste for water closets to be 4", for sinks, iy 2 ", and for 
lavatories, \ x k" . No concealed wrought iron waste pipes 
will be allowed. 

WATER SUPPLY: Connect and run 1" galvanized 
iron pipes into basement and to point where branches are 
taken off. Continue with %" galvanized iron pipes to fix- 
tures with branches of %" and %" galvanized iron pipes. 

HOT WATER SUPPLY: Connect cold water supply to 
storage tank. From tank run %, y 2 and %" galvanized 
iron pipes to all fixtures for hot water in the same manner 
as for cold water. 

CIRCULATION PIPE: From top of all risers run 
proper sized circulation pipes to basement and connect 
risers together in a circuit similar to hot water circuit and 
return to storage tank. 

VALVES AND STOP COCKS: Put in gate valve in 
hot water pipe from tank. Put in brass stop and waste 
cocks at toot of all risers for hot and cold water and cir- 
culation, also gate valve where circulation pipe connects to 
tank. All fixtures to be provided with stop valves in imme- 
diate branches for hot and cold supply pipes. 

SILL COCK: Place two sill cocks where directed. 
Each sill cock to be provided with separate stop and waste 
cock in basement. 

Set up and connect complete the following fixtures 
where shown on plans or where directed: 

One cast iron floor drain in boiler room to receive 
blow off from steam boiler. Drain to be provided with 
back water valve. 

FIXTURES: Provide and properly set where shown 
on plans, the plumbing fixtures, trapped, ventilated, and 
connected to water and sewer. 

CLOSETS: Provide and properly set the number of 
closets shown on plans of the New A-1094 Juvenis Vitro- 
ware Syphon Jet Closets, heavy saddle oak seat with heavy- 
box hinge, special N. P. operating valve, N. P. flush pipe 
and galvanized steel 8x24" pressure tank and bracket, or 
of Clows Juvenil M-1869 Madden Patent complete as de- 
scribed in catalogue, or any equally good. 

URINAL: Provide and properly set one N-350 3-6 
Clow, or as good, one piece porcelain urinal and back with 
brass beehive strainer, plug, coupling and perforated wash 
down pipe with locse key stop valve. 

LAVATORIES: Provide and properly set four A-164, 
or as good, with No. Fuller N. P. basin cocks with A-4842 
%" N. P. supply pipes and' A-4762 N. P. continuous waste 
with "S" traps without vent. 

SHOWER BATHS: Provide and properly set two 
A-796 N. P. showers with N. P. brass wastes, strainers and 
couplings. Also provide and properly set N. P. Curtain 
rods with rings and duck curtains in front of each shower. 

KITCHEN SINK: Provide and properly set where 
shown one A-1450 one piece enameled iron roll rim sink 



with high back and N. P. strainer, supported on concealed 
wall hangers, %" N. P. compression faucets with adjustable 
flanges and 1%" trap to wall. 

DRINKING FOUNTAINS: Provide and properly set 
as shown R-747 Clows porcelain enameled drinking foun- 
tains or A-915 Twentieth Century drinking fountains, prop- 
erly connected to supply and waste pipes. Waste pipes to 
discharge over urinals. 

FIXTURE NUMBERS are^ taken from J. B. Clow & 
Son's catalogue and from the Crane "A" catalogue. 

Partition for shower bath rooms shall be cement 
plaster on Herringbone expanded metal lath. Plaster shall 
be lined up into tile patterns and painted with three coats 
of white lead and pure linseed oil paint. All toilet room 
partitions shall be regular oak partitions and doors. All 
plumbing work must be done in a neat and practical man- 
ner and be perfect at completion. 

STORAGE TANK: Furnish and place in boiler room 
one 315 gallon steel tank, to be 36" in diameter, 6 ft. in 
length; the shell to be % 6 " thick; the heads to be •"•,,-" 
thick. The tank to contain a 4 branch return bend 1%" 
brass pipe coil. The return bends to be 1%" extra heavy 
galvanized malleable iron. The tank must be provided with 
a manhole in the head; in the head in which is placed 
the manhole to have two holes tapped for 1M>" standard 
pipe tread, these holes must be 24" center to center. Also 
place two 2" flanges for the proper circulation of water 
from the hereinafter specified water heater; connect the 
brass pipe coil to the steam and return pipes and the 
heating system with pipe and fittings as may be neces- 
sary for the proper circulation of steam and condensation 
which includes valves on the steam and return pipes. 
Connect the two 2" water circulating pipes in tank to the 
hereinafter specified water heater, also provide one 2" 
Crane No. 1126 Water Relief Valve to be properly fitted 
to the tank. 

WATER HEATER: Furnish and set in boiler room 
one new No. 10 Ideal Junior Water Heater and connect 
same as specified to the storage tank; connect smoke pipe 
with damper from heater to the boiler breeching. Connect 
the water heater and storage tank to the service pipes in 
the building with the necessary pipe, fittings and valves to 
make a complete hot water service. Also provide and 
properly set one Ideal Sylphon tank regulator to control 
the steam to tank coil. Also provide and properly set 
one Ideal Sylphon damper regulator to regulate dampers 
on water heater. 

NOTE: Where building is located on low or flat land 
where fall from building to sewage disposal plants is in- 
sufficient, a concrete sewage reservoir or receiving well 
shall be built at a convenient distance from the building 
and a 2y 2 " centrifugal pump used for lifting the sewage 
and discharge same into sewer leading to sewage disposal 
plant. A float in the reservoir shall control the gate 
valve automatically, the pump being located in a dry well 
beside the sewer reservoir, the pump running all the 
time; or pump may be located on the bottom of the sew- 
age reservoir or well and have the float shift the belt on 
the vertical pump shaft, the belt on the vertical pump shall 
starting and stopping the pump. 



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(FOUR BOOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued) 

HEATING AND VENTILATING SPECIFICATIONS 

FOUR ROOM SCHOOL BUILDING 



INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 

1. FORM OF PROPOSAL, ETC.: All proposals must 
be made out in duplicate on the proper form. ( See Bid 
Form.) All prices or sums of money shall be stated in 
words and in figures. Proposals must be enclosed in a 
plain envelope, sealed. 

Ali proposals not made out in full or made out in any 
other manner than above described, will not be con- 
sidered. 

To insure consideration of proposals, plans and speci- 
fications must be returned with proposals, or previously. 

Any further information regarding the filling out of 
proposals may be obtained from the Chairman of the 
Building Committee at any time prior to the date of the 
receipt of signed bids. 

2. ENTIRE AMOUNT OF BID: Each bidder shall 
state in one sum the amount for which he will agree to per- 
form the entire work as set forth on the drawings and 
these specifications, of which these instructions form a 
part. 

3. TIME REQUIRED: Besides the amount as stated 
above, the bid shall also state the time required for the 
entire completion of the work. 

4. EXAMINATION OF DRAWINGS, SPECIFICA- 
TIONS AND SITE: Before making his proposal, the bid- 
der shall carefully examine the drawings, the entire con- 
tents of the specifications prepared for the work, and the 
site, so as to make himself thoroughly familiar with all the 
requirements. 

5. VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS: Neither the Architect 
nor the Owner will be held responsible in any manner for 
the verbal answers given to any inquiries regarding the 
meaning of the drawings or specifications, or for any verbal 
instructions, whether by themselves, their employees or 
others, in advance of the awarding of the contract. 

Should any one of the bidders make inquiry regard- 
ing any points, which, in the opinion of the Architect, seem 
vague or insufficiently expressed or shown, each bidder 
will receive written explanation and descriptions of such 
points at once. 



6. PROPOSALS RECEIVED AFTER TIME OF CLOS- 
ING: Proposals received after the time of closing will not 
be considered, but will be returned unopened to bidder. 

7. OWNER'S ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF 
EIDS: The owner reserves the right to reject any or all 
proposals submitted, or to accept such as in his judgment 
and in their judgment may seem advisable and most ad- 
vantageous to the proper execution of the work. 

8. CERTIFIED CHECK: Each bid shall be accom- 
panied by a certified check to equal five per cent of the 

total of the bid. Checks to be made payable to 

..This deposit will be returned to the unsuccessful bid- 
ders and to the successful bidder upon his entering into 
contract with the owner. 

9. SIGNING OF CONTRACT: The Contractor shall, 
immediately when required to do so, after receipt of noti- 
fication accepting his proposal, appear to execute the re- 
quired contract, and he shall be required to give bond, 
with satisfactory surety, in a penal sum equal to the en- 
tire amount of the contract; such bond to bear the same 
date as the date of the execution of the contract. 

10. CHANGES: No change from the plans and speci- 
fications is to be made without the consent of the Chairman 
of Building Committee. The owner reserves the right to 
change, under the Architect's direction, anything pertain- 
ing to this equipment, by adding, omitting or substituting. 

All such changes must, however, be accompanied by 
a written order signed by owner, and when they involve 
an additional expense, it shall be made for the actual cost 
and value of the labor and materials necessary, plus ten 
per cent of same; and when they involve a less expense, 
it shall be made for the actual cost of labor and materials 
ordered out, and this shall be deducted from the contract 
price. 

11. PATENTS: The Contractor shall save the Owner 
harmless from any loss or damage at any time arising or 
growing out of the use of anything covered by patents in 
the perfomance of his contract. 



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(FOU}; ROOM CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING— Continued) 

S TEAM HE A TING 



INDEX TO PARAGRAPHS 



8. 

9. 
10. 
11. 

12. 
13. 

14. 



General Require- 
ments 4 

Boiler 4 

Smoke Breeching-.... 4 

Firing' Tools 4 

Boiler Feed 4 

Boiler Equipment.. . . 5 

Blow Off Valve a 

Pipe and Fittings... 5 

Valves 6 

Sleeves 6 

Ceiling and Floor 

Plates 6 

Radiators 6 

Radiator Valves 6 

Air Valves 7 



15. Pipe Covering" 7 

1(5. Boiler Covering 7 

17. Bronzing and Plat- 
ing 7 

IS. Temporary Heat 7 

19. Test 7 

20. Guarantee 7 

21. Written Guarantee.. 8 

1. Engine 8 

2. Shafting S 

3. Belting 9 

4. Water Pump 9 

5. Pressure Tank 9 

6. Pressure Tank 

Equipment 9 



1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The heating sys- 
tem must be installed in a neat and practical manner and 
must be noiseless in operation. Every radiator must be 
filled with steam when there is one pound of steam indi- 
cated at the gauge on the boiler. 

The steam heating system must be a low pressure 
gravity circulating system. All condensation from the en- 
tire system must return to the boiler without the aid of 
pump, trap or any other mechanical device not embodied 
in the plans or specifications. 

The heating system includes the boiler, breeching, 
pipe, radiators, fittings, valves and all material and labor 
necessary to install a complete steam heating system. 

The plans show the size and location of radiators, pipe 
and valves, which shall be the minimum that shall be 
used. 

2. BOILER: Provide and erect in basement where 
shown on plans, one new Steam Ideal Boiler, or equal 
to 4.200 sq. ft. heating capacity, including the necessary 
foundation. 

3. SMOKE BREECHING: The smoke connection 
must be taken from the back end of the boiler, to be 15" in 
diameter, No. 16 gauge steel, and connect to chimney flue 
in a neat and practical manner. The connections from the 
boiler must be fitted with a revolving iron damper made 
of No. 12 gauge steel. Where breeching enters brick 
work, furnish flange collar of same material as breeching. 

4. FIRING TOOLS: Furnish a poker, hoe, steel wire 
brush, clinker hook and steel coal shovel of standard de- 
sign and manufacture, made of first quality materials. 

5. BOILER FEED: Furnish and connect the boiler to 
the water supply brought to boiler room by Owner. The 
feed pipe to be %" and fitted with Crane No. 12, or equal, 
globe valve, and Crane No. 35, or equal, swing check valve. 
The boiler feed must be connected so that the boiler will 
receive water when the main steam and return valves are 
closed. The boiler feed globe valve must be placed at the 
front end of boiler. 

6. BOILER EQUIPMENT: Furnish and set properly 
fitted to boiler, one steam gauge, safety valve, water 
column, water glass, one pair water glass valves, three 
gauge cocks and one automatic damper regulator with 
attachments. 

7. BLOW OFF VALVE: Furnish and connect one 
l 1 /*" Crane Xo. 438%, or equal, gate valve to the blow off 
opening on the boiler and connect with the sewer. 



8. PIPE AND FITTINGS: All pipe shall be standard 
black pipe, National Tube Co.'s, or equivalent, all smaller 
than iy 2 ", shall be butt welded and iy 2 " and larger lap 
welded. Pipe shall be of sizes shown and shall be sufficient 
to perform the duty required, reamed so that all internal 
ends will be tapered smooth. Threads shall be clean cut 
and true, and of sufficient lengtfc to extend into fittings the 
length of bead and thread. All piping shall be put to- 
gether with screwed fittings, with unions placed next each 
valve. Piping shall have not less than y 2 " pitch to each 
10' of run in the direction of the flow of steam, except 
where otherwise specified. Suspend all horizontal piping 
in a satisfactory manner on approved type of expansion 
hangers. 

All fittings shall be standard first quality gray cast 
iron, Crane or equal, without imperfections. All unions 2" 
and smaller shall be Crane No. 519 R. R., all unions 2%" 
and larger shall be flanged unions. When necessary to 
reduce the openings cf fittings, use flush malleable iron 
bushings. Cast iron bushings will not be accepted. All 
branches to radiators, etc., shall be taken off with nipples 
and 45° ells pitching back to main, except as otherwise 
specified. All branches to radiators and risers shall be 
of pipe one size larger than size of pipe to radiator valve. 

The main return pipes dropped to floor as indicated 
in basement shall have an automatic air valve placed on 
each drop pipe, air valves to extend to at least 6" above 
return drop pipe. The return pipes shall be connected to 
main return to boiler so that main return valve will close 
the boiler pressure from all return piping. The main steam 
valve shall be so arranged that the boiler pressure will 
be closed from all steam piping. 

All risers shall be exposed and placed not more than 
4" center from corresponding wall. 

9. VALVES: Furnish and properly set on the steam 
main where shown on plans, one Crane No. 460, or equal, 
gate valve. Furnish and connect to gate valve and flange 
union. Also furnish and properly set on return pipe en- 
tering the boiler, one Crane No. 460, or equal, gate valve 
and one Crane No. 366, or equal, check valve and flange 
union. The gate valves must be arranged so that they 
can be closed with pressure on the boiler and allow the 
opening of check valve and flange union. 

10. SLEEVES: The Contractor shall provide a neatly 
fitted galvanized iron sleeve through walls and floors to 
extend full depth to finished surfaces or each ceiling, wall 
and floor. 

11. CEILING AND FLOOR PLATES: Furnish on 
each exposed pipe extending through floor, ceiling and 
wall, one Beaton Nickel plated plate. 

12. RADIATORS: Furnish and properly set the radi- 
ators in each and every room as indicated on plans. The 
radiators must be Rococo Wall and Rococo Ornamental 
Pattern, or equal. Each radiator must contain the amount 
of square feet heating surface as indicated on the plans 

13. RADIATOR VALVES: Furnish and connect each 
radiator suspended from wall or ceiling and all radiators 
set on floor with a Crane No. 220, or equal, self adjusted 
packed N. P. union angle valve with wood wheel. 



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14. AIR VALVES: Furnish and connect to each radi- 
ator one Crane, or equal, automatic air valve, also connect 
to each drop pipe on return main, one Crane, or equal, au- 
tomatic air valve. 

15. PIPE COVERING: Cover all piping in basement 
with %" asbestos air cell covering, neatly banded every 2 
ft. (Submit sample for approval.) Cover all fittings with a 
1" coat of plastic asbestos cement neatly covered with 
6 oz. canvas duck. 

16. BOILER COVERING: Cover boiler with a one- 
inch coating of plastic asbestos cement, over which apply a 
heavy coating of Yz" wire mesh. Over wire mesh apply a 
second coat of plastic cement one inch thick. Cover this 
coating with 18 oz. duck neatly and substantially applied. 

17. BRONZING AND PAINTING: All radiators 
throughout the building shall be given two coats of Berry 
Bros. Pale Bronze. The exposed piping shall be given two 
coats of metallic paint of such color as selected by 
Owner. 

18. TEMPORARY HEAT: The Contractor must sub- 
mit a separate estimate for the connection of radiators for 
temporary heat, subject to the order of the Owner. 

19. TEST: The entire heating system must be sub- 
jected to a test of 15 lbs. steam pressure as indicated at 
the gauge on the boiler, the test to continue for a period 
of four hours. 

20. GUARANTEE: The Contractor must guarantee 
that the plant shall be installed as shown on the plans and 
specifications. He shall maintain and keep the entire plant 
in repair for a period of one year after its final acceptance 
by the Owner, providing such repairs are due to faulty 
construction or imperfect materials provided and installed 
by the Contractor. Should any defect be found by the 
Owner, the Contractor must, upon written order, proceed 
to repair and make good any such defect in not more than 
ten days from receipt of said order. This must include 
all incidental repairing of the finish of the building due to 
tearing out or reconstruction. 

21. WRITTEN GUARANTEE: The Contractor must 
submit a written guarantee which shall include the above 
guarantee, to the Owner. 



ENGINE 

1. ENGINE: Provide and properly set one 8 H. P. Fore- 
man, or equal, gasolene engine. Speed 300 revolutions per 
minute, Cycle 4, Stroke 10 inches, Bore 6% inches. Fly 
wheels 42 inches diameter, 3 inch face, Pulley 14 inch, 8" 
face, water cooled, color red. The engine shall be set com- 
plete with the necessary fixtures and tools for operating. 
The engine foundation shall be constructed with a good 
grade of concrete and shall be 12" longer and wider than 
the engine base. The foundation shall be not less than 2 
feet thick and shall contain the necessary anchor bolts 
equal to the diameter of anchor bolt holes in engine base. 

2. SHAFTING: Provide and properly set one l n li; " 
Amanco, or equal, line shaft, which shall have four Friction 
Clutch Pulleys ranging from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. 
The line shaft shall be suspended from basement ceiling 
with three Amanco, or equal, ring oiling hangers. Bear- 
ing babbitted and broached. 

The counter shaft in the manual training room shall 
be l'n;" Amanco, or equal, and shall be suspended from 
ceiling with three Amanco, or equal, ring oiling hangers, 
and shall have the necessary pulleys as may be required. 



The counter shaft in boiler room shall be 1-1 



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Amanco, or equal, and shall be suspended from ceiling 
with two Amanco, or equal, ring oiling hangers. 

3. BELTING: Provide and properly set the necessary 
belting for each machine. The belting shall be of proper 
size and strength as approved by the Owner. 

4. WATER PUMP: Provide and properly set one 
Allrite, or equal, pump, 2V 2 " cylinder equal to 600 gallons 
water per hour. Provide a suitable foundation and connect 
pump to well and water system. 

5. PRESSURE TANK: Provide and properly set one 
black steel tank, 48" diameter, 16 ft. long. The tank shall 
be M" thick. The tank heads shall be %" thick. The 
tank shall be tested to 125 lbs. pressure per square inch 
and shall be tight in all seams and joints. 

6. PRESSURE TANK EQUIPMENT: Provide a suf- 
ficient number of flanges for water service inlets and out- 
lets, and shall have a manhole and plate large enough to 
allow access for cleaning. Provide the necessary tappings 
for water pressure gauge and water glass gauge valves. 

Provide and properly set one pressure gauge not less 
than 4V 2 " in diameter. 

Provide and properly set one set water glass gauge 
valves and glass. The water glass gauge to be arranged 
for the tank to set in a horizontal position, set on ap- 
proved supports to be not less than 4" between tank and 
floor. 

Provide and properly set one IVi" Crane Xo. 438, or 
equal, gate valve for draining- tank to sewer or catch basin. 



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VENTILATING SPECIFICATIONS 



FOR TYPICAL SCHOOL, DESIGN 7 

The ventilation of this school building must be ac- 
complished by means of a blower system. There shall be 
placed in basement as shown on plans a blower, engine 
and tempering coils with necessary accessories. The air is 
to be drawn through the basement window through the 
tempering coils to the fan which will force same through 
the galvanized iron duct leading to the various rooms. 
This air will be blown into the room at a height of ap- 
proximately 8 ft. above the floor. There shall also be placed 
in the walls vent ducts leading to the attic which will 
allow the vitiated air to escape near the floor in each room 
to the attic. 

The apparatus is to be as follows: 

PLENUM FAN: One No. 5 Full Housed Sirocco fan or 
as good, having a capacity of 6,000 cu. ft. of air per minute 
at .6 oz. pressure when running at 350 R. P. M., requiring not 
more than 2 H. P. Blower to be equipped with pulley of 
suitable size and connected to engine with a 3" double 
leather belt. This blower must be of the very best con- 
struction throughout and fully equal to the standard speci- 
fied and of similar construction. 

TEMPERING COILS: Four groups of No. 12 40" Vento 
radiation, containing a total of 516 sq. ft. of heating surface. 
Loops for each group are to be placed on 5" centers. Each 
group shall be tapped for 2" supply and 1" return. Each 
connection to be individually valved. 

These tempering coils are to be covered with No. 22 
gauge black iron casing, same to extend to fresh air win- 
dow and also to fan inlet. 



Suitable by-pass damper shall be placed underneath 
tempering coils for at least 6 sq. ft. area. This damper to 
be arranged on trunion and provided with adjusting device 
so it may be set in any desired position. 

The air must be heated to a temperature of at least 
70° Fahr. when the outside temperature is 40° below zero. 

GALVANIZED IRON WO|K: Contractor shall fur- 
nish and install all galvanized iron work complete practi- 
cally as shown on drawing, same to be constructed of No. 
24 gauge galvanized iron. At the base of each vertical 
riser shall be placed a volume damper with adjusting de- 
vice so that the air may be regulated to any room. All 
elbows shall be of easy radius. The fresh air ducts to each 
room shall be provided with registers, having a chain at- 
tachment so they may be easily regulated. 

All of the vent ducts leading to the attic shall be 
connected with galvanized iron pipe at one central point, 
which shall connect to a 36" globe ventilator placed on 
roof. This ventilator shall be provided with damper and 
adjusting device and with suitable cord or chain extending 
to the basement so that it may be easily adjusted from that 
point. 

FOR TYPICAL SCHOOL, DESIGN 8 

This specification is to be same as Specification for 
Design 7, except the blower is to be a No. 6 Sirocco fan 
manufactured by the American Blower Company, or fully 
equal, having a capacity of 8,000 cu. ft. of air per minute 
at V 2 oz. pressure and running at 270 R. P. M.. requiring not 
more than 2 H. P. for its operation. 

The tempering coils are to consist of four groups of 
No. 13 40" Vento, having a total of 559 sq. ft. of heating 
surface. 



BID FORM 



Bate 191. 



V'A") — Propose to furnish all materials and perform all labor in connection with the Steam 

Heating for the 

Minn ., 

according to the plans and specifications prepared by . . Irchitect. complete for the 

sum of ($ -- ) 

("B")— The time reqwired for the entire completion of the work from, the date of signing of 

the contract is ...working days. 

{Signed) - ~- 



(, Iddress). 

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